I guess you can fanwank it that it's now the Apocalypse, so they're given them? Or the fact that Castiel is the only angel who's against them, and they need a way to kill him.
I kind of figured it's both of those reasons, actually, which is probably why I'm not really that upset of confused by the majority of the angels wielding swords now given the high stakes they're all playing here; the apocalypse and a rogue angel on their tail. Though interestingly, when Castiel returned after being resurrected he had his sword with him. That has me wondering if God had provided that sword for him when he was brought back. Either way, I think it's kind of awesome really, very biblical.
What's with the suits, anyway?
There's been a reference to Heaven being similar to a big corporate organization (and I note Kurt Fuller explaining how he started portraying Zachariah, which from the beginning scene in this episode makes a lot of sense) so I think they're going in that kind of direction about the organization and direction of Heaven and its angels in the metaphorical sense. Which, in a way, they are kind of collective like that despite being somewhat individuals, if that makes any kind of sense. Although in 4.21, those henchmen angels were wearing suits, just in a different style. But it's kind of interesting how they have all the angels appearing wearing those same kind of suit styles, never minding how some angels (that unknown blonde angel in 4.16) were kind of almost very casual-looking.
Of course, I've thought about how Jimmy Novak dressed in his suit and trench coat before going outside to talk to Castiel. Why did he dress himself up like that? Was it protocol for angels to ask their vessels to dress in such a way?
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I kind of figured it's both of those reasons, actually, which is probably why I'm not really that upset of confused by the majority of the angels wielding swords now given the high stakes they're all playing here; the apocalypse and a rogue angel on their tail. Though interestingly, when Castiel returned after being resurrected he had his sword with him. That has me wondering if God had provided that sword for him when he was brought back. Either way, I think it's kind of awesome really, very biblical.
What's with the suits, anyway?
There's been a reference to Heaven being similar to a big corporate organization (and I note Kurt Fuller explaining how he started portraying Zachariah, which from the beginning scene in this episode makes a lot of sense) so I think they're going in that kind of direction about the organization and direction of Heaven and its angels in the metaphorical sense. Which, in a way, they are kind of collective like that despite being somewhat individuals, if that makes any kind of sense. Although in 4.21, those henchmen angels were wearing suits, just in a different style. But it's kind of interesting how they have all the angels appearing wearing those same kind of suit styles, never minding how some angels (that unknown blonde angel in 4.16) were kind of almost very casual-looking.
Of course, I've thought about how Jimmy Novak dressed in his suit and trench coat before going outside to talk to Castiel. Why did he dress himself up like that? Was it protocol for angels to ask their vessels to dress in such a way?